"Do not gurgle" - by Katherine Langrish

This little book was printed in 1918. It begins: " It is a sign of the times that there is a very large demand for a handy little manua...

Sunday Book Review Roundup

This week Johnathan Yardley reviews   JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President  (Penguin)...

Remembering a Veteran Lance Corporal Francis Ledwidge Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers KIA - Battle of Passchendaele

Death of a War Poet: Francis Ledwidge by David F. Beer A Soldier's Grave Then in the lull of midnight, gentle arms Lifted him slowly dow...

Publishing Puzzles in Legal History

It is great to be involved in the blog.   Thanks to Karen for including me!   I have been following the debate over electronic public...

1861 Canadian Census Online at Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has certainly been busy. Their latest online offering is the 1861 Canada Census. Oh how I wish it were the...

Review ~ The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

July 18th Random House UK, Corner Stone Our House. Our Family. And the secrets between us. The Bird family have an idyllic existence living ...

ATTN: RH Negs - Notes about the Basque People - Northern Spain/So France and Aliens

Vatic Note:  Found this little jewel by accident and decided to put it up.  The author made notes from various readings of others research ...